Markus Thorandt (born 1 April 1981) is a German former professional footballer who played as a defender.[1]

Markus Thorandt
Thorandt in 2007
Personal information
Date of birth (1981-04-01) 1 April 1981 (age 43)
Place of birth Augsburg, West Germany
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
1986–1997 TSV Königsbrunn
1997–2000 FC Augsburg
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2006 FC Augsburg 95 (7)
2006–2009 1860 Munich 75 (5)
2009–2015 FC St. Pauli 139 (4)
2009 FC St. Pauli II 1 (0)
Total 310 (16)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career edit

Thorandt began his career with TSV Königsbrunn and left the club 1997 to sign with FC Augsburg. After nine years, he left FC Augsburg and signed with TSV 1860 Munich. Here he made his professional debut in the 2. Bundesliga for 1860 Munich on 22 October 2006 in a match against 1. FC Kaiserslautern.[2]

On 18 May 2009, Thorandt signed a three-year contract with FC St. Pauli.[3] During the 2014–15 season, Thorandt suffered a severe injury of his right knee and could only participate in two league matches. Subsequently, he did not receive an extension of his expiring contract and had to leave St. Pauli after six years.[4]

References edit

  1. ^ "Thorandt, Markus" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 30 July 2011.
  2. ^ "Markus Thorandt" (in German). fussballdaten.de. Retrieved 30 July 2011.
  3. ^ ""Löwe" Thorandt wechselt zu St. Pauli" (in German). welt.de. Archived from the original on 28 June 2009.
  4. ^ "Markus Thorandt: Darum bin ich von St. Pauli enttäuscht" [Markus Thorandt: That's way I'm disappointed of St. Pauli] (in German). mopo.de. 21 June 2015. Archived from the original on 6 August 2015.

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